Policy and Legal
Manufacturers need smart laws and effective policies. That’s why the NAM is standing up for manufacturers everywhere – from the halls of power where we advance important legislation, to the courts where we fight to defend our rights.
SMM Chair: Extend Pro-Growth Tax Policy, Prioritize Permitting and Regulatory Reform
February 6, 2025told the House Committee on Small Business at Wednesday’s hearing. “Unfortunately, small companies get hit twice—with unworkable regulations that apply to them [and again with] compliance and reporting requirements that larger firms are forced to pass down. Fortunately, Congress and the Trump administration have the opportunity to reverse course.” Rocket fuel for manufacturing: The 2017…
Mexico, Canada Tariffs Paused
February 4, 2025pause three separate executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to add new levies on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, President Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed Monday morning to “immediately supply” 10,000 Mexican National Guard troops to the border. The announcement about the tariffs on goods from Canada came following…
NAM Update: President Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
February 2, 2025On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on products from Canada with lower 10% on energy products, 25% tariffs on products from Mexico and an additional 10% on products from the People’s Republic of China. NAM Vice President of International Policy Andrea Durkin and her team break down the actions for manufacturers: Executive…
Manufacturers on Executive Orders to Impose Tariffs
February 1, 2025Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the executive orders imposing significant tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. “Manufacturers understand the need to deal with any sort of crisis that involves illicit drugs crossing our border, and we hope the three countries can…
Trump “Unleashes” U.S. Energy
January 22, 2025Unleashing American Energy” executive order, which: Orders a 30-day review by all federal departments and agencies of regulations and other barriers to the identification and development of domestic energy resources (particularly oil, coal, natural gas, biofuels, critical minerals, nuclear and hydropower); Directs the Department of Energy to resume liquefied natural gas export permits, ending the…
A First Look at Trump’s Trade Policy
January 22, 2025America First Trade Policy.” Among the primary objectives: to “reduce dependence on foreign nations for critical supply chains,” “promote investment and productivity” and “enhance our [n]ation’s industrial and technological advantages.” Key takeaways: The president did not announce new tariffs. His executive order instructs key agencies to begin looking at underlying concerns about unfair or unbalanced trade, specific…
